Talk about Being Up your own *** as a county!

Antomus Prime

Firstly I would like to point out that this is MY OPINION and if you don't agree then fair enough. But I THINK this is as ridiculous as it is hilarious!!!!

What do others think??

http://lauramcgonigle.ie/2011/11/cork-passport-to-be-proposed-new-source-of-revenue/

Blazer

Hey I'd be all for it....if we can raise more revenue from gullible cork people then all the better for the rest of us

smash

Corkonian’s unique attachment and devotion to their county is known country and world wide. The Certificate of Irish Heritage is a great initiative, and creates great value and a bond with our people wherever they live, but why not take this further with a Cork Heritage cert or “Cork passport”.

For those of us born Cork or with Cork heritage we know that this too is something that should be celebrated. Cork people are known for coming home from other counties to buy their C reg cars, wearing their GAA jerseys on casual Fridays and logging into the People’s Republic Website daily. The Cork Heritage cert is just another manifestation of genuine Cork Pride. Dowtcha boy.

We are a people apart and a place apart and I believe that this feeling is shared by Cork people whether they live in Dublin or DC.

This is an initiative that will add value to our diaspora and generate funding for much needed projects for Cork.

Wording of motion:

“That Cork City Council would introduce a ‘Certificate of Corkness’ or a ‘Cork Passport’, issued similarly to the ‘Certificate of Irish Heritage’ scheme introduced by Central Government earlier this year.

The document will be available to people outside Cork who want their Cork roots to be officially recognised. Anybody applying for the certificate will have to provide proof of their Cork ancestry and connection with our great county.

Well if they get their own passports it would be easier to keep them out of the rest of the country... Cork county border checks ftw.

Antomus Prime

Sc@recrow wrote: »

Hey I'd be all for it....if we can raise more revenue from gullible cork people then all the better for the rest of us

smash wrote: »

Well if they get their own passports it would be easier to keep them out of the rest of the country... Cork county border checks ftw.

2 Very valid points!! lol

landsleaving

I thought they were the 'real capital' - cities don't get passports, capital or not. Silly Cork people.

Antomus Prime

landsleaving wrote: »

I thought they were the 'real capital' - cities don't get passports, capital or not. Silly Cork people.

Yeah the "real capital", i guess that why they're actually tha capit....... oh wait!

fishy fishy

maybe they should do a "your're not from cork certificate@ - they'd make a lot more money on that. another 31 counties full of money.

Antomus Prime

fishy fishy wrote: »

maybe they should do a "your're not from cork certificate@ - they'd make a lot more money on that. another 31 counties full of money.

Would be a lot more popular too!! lol

Archeron

"I'm from Cork boooiiii and I have the passport to prove it..."

"Really? Wow, well I'm glad you showed me that because I would never have known otherwise"

smash

fishy fishy wrote: »

maybe they should do a "your're not from cork certificate@ - they'd make a lot more money on that. another 31 counties full of money.

Genius... Everyone outside Cork would buy one!

Bumper stickers too...

mackg

Cork the fillet of Munster.

Antomus Prime

Archeron wrote: »

"I'm from Cork boooiiii and I have the passport to prove it..."

"Really? Wow, well I'm glad you showed me that because I would never have known otherwise"

They do blend in well........ :eek:

smash wrote: »

Genius... Everyone outside Cork would buy one!

Bumper stickers too...

Lets do it, we'll make a fortune selling merchandise!!! lol

danniemcq

if they use it to get out of the country we could tell passprt control not to let them back in, use it as a trial run then do same with Limerick.... and Dublin

AEDIC

Cop on ye bunch of l*ngers... yer only jealous

'on the banks......of my own...lovely Lee....' :rolleyes:

Antomus Prime

danniemcq wrote: »

if they use it to get out of the country we could tell passprt control not to let them back in, use it as a trial run then do same with Limerick.... and Dublin

I like your thinking........... except the dublin part!!! lol

AEDIC wrote: »

Cop on ye bunch of l*ngers... yer only jealous

'on the banks......of my own...lovely Lee....' :rolleyes:

I'm hardly jealous of needing a certificate to be proud of where I'm from.

kerry4sam

not in the slightest bit surprised about this.


Sure us here in Kerry have our own 'Kerry passport' with the last number of years,

so t'wud be only fitting for Cork to follow suit like

Killer Pigeon

We must chastise this rebellious county.

Jaxxy

I would instantly lose respect for anyone who spent money on something like that. I love my county but I don't need a Dublin passport to prove that or to remind everyone else of that.

I can't decide if it's arrogance or gullible ignorance.

foxyboxer

Obviously being proud of where you're from is a terrible offence.

It sounds like the kind of thing you'd get done for a christening for a child as a kitschy memento.
Nothing wrong with that but this being Ireland I'm sure the cost of such an item would be prohibitive.

Antomus Prime

kerry4sam wrote: »

not in the slightest bit surprised about this.


Sure us here in Kerry have our own 'Kerry passport' with the last number of years,

so t'wud be only fitting for Cork to follow suit like

I hope you took Sam's name off the Kerry List :pac:

GavRedKing

Coming from someone from Cork, Cork people can be deluded at times.

In saying that, like people from every county most people from Cork are proud of their county.

Personally, I couldnt give a toss and I hate the " Real capital " BS thats thrown around by some people, its embarassing.

Lord TSC

Oh hey! How bout we get Cork a seperate Eurovision entry and they can give us 12 and we can give them 12

Antomus Prime

Jaxxy wrote: »

I can't decide if it's arrogance or gullible ignorance.

Not only is it both, but its also Insecurities IMO. They need a "passport" to make themselves feel good about their heritage!! They should be proud of where they're from on its own!!!

But thank god that not everyone from cork has this attitude!!!

fishy fishy

look, just buy branding irons for the maternity hospitals and be done with it.

yupyup7up

mackg wrote: »

Cork the fillet of Munster.

Gift Grub Radio Roy yeah?

Cork - Always ask your Pharmacist

StephenHendry

i remember living in cork 10 years ago, they are lovely people and they are fiercely proud of their own city,heritage in that they really believe in the 'people's republic of cork' mantra. think the passport is a bit crazy really

AEDIC

Antomus Prime wrote: »

Not only is it both, but its also Insecurities IMO. They need a "passport" to make themselves feel good about their heritage!! They should be proud of where they're from on its own!!!

Jaysus...you need to chill out a bit I dont think its saying anywhere that anyone 'needs' a passport to make themselves feel good about their heritage....it seems to be suggesting it should be an extension of your pride.

People show thier pride for their counties all the time....just in different ways...what makes one way better than the other....or indeed makes what is being suggested there any worse..... its all a bitta craic anyway

FetchTheGin

Considering the majority of Cork voted Fianna Fail in the last election, I wouldn't rule it out.

smash

Antomus Prime wrote: »

Lets do it, we'll make a fortune selling merchandise!!! lol

Perfect... http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/2352/corkp.jpg

Antomus Prime

AEDIC wrote: »

Jaysus...you need to chill out a bit I dont think its saying anywhere that anyone 'needs' a passport to make themselves feel good about their heritage....it seems to be suggesting it should be an extension of your pride.

People show thier pride for their counties all the time....just in different ways...what makes one way better than the other....or indeed makes what is being suggested there any worse..... its all a bitta craic anyway

I just think its ridiculous, why someone would want to pay for a certificate to be proud of their heritage is beyond me

ilovesleep

The sooner Lisbon quakes and sends a tsunami to the shores of Cork the better. Those langers won't be as full of themselves swimming around in a tsunami of their own sh1te.

thelungs

FetchTheGin wrote: »

Considering the majority of Cork voted Fianna Fail in the last election, I wouldn't rule it out.

It's a Fine Geal Councillor suggested it??

FetchTheGin

thelungs wrote: »

It's a Fine Geal Councillor suggested it??

Much better...

Antomus Prime

thelungs wrote: »

It's a Fine Geal Councillor suggested it??

That explains a lot actually!! lol

Lucy8080

to whom it concerns,

this document entitles the bearer to notions of delusion about himself and cork. please allow these delusions to go unchecked and without hindrance.

The office of the minister for langers .

the groutch

quick, everyone grab their shovels and start digging at the Cork border, we can send Cork out to sea, seperate it from the rest of the country

Antomus Prime

the groutch wrote: »

quick, everyone grab their shovels and start digging at the Cork border, we can send Cork out to sea, seperate it from the rest of the country

Having a "Passport" would make sense in that case!!!!

spider guardian

They should bring in their own currency as well. Then when the Euro collapses the langers will have the last laugh.

texidub

What made me laugh was the earnest Councillor's claim that Cork is known 'world wide'

I mean, Ireland isn't known worldwide, let alone Cork!

It's amazing how much societal division there is in such a small country: you'd swear we're living on the CONTINENT OF IRELAND the way people hype up differences from one locale to another. Blows my mind!

orourkeda

Cork bastards

orourkeda

ilovesleep wrote: »

The sooner Lisbon quakes and sends a tsunami to the shores of Cork the better. Those langers won't be as full of themselves swimming around in a tsunami of their own sh1te.

They're already full of sh1t.

A tsunami of sh1t wont change that

ABajaninCork

Oh dear - irony bypass methnks....

Look - it's a MARKETING TOOL!! Personally, I think it's a great idea. Where I come from, we have the 'Brixton pound'and the 'Croydon pound'. It's great marketing, encourages people to spend money locally, and puts the place on the map.

CatFromHue

I think it's not a bad idea actually. It has the potential to raise some cash and bring tourists in.

The amount of people worldwide who claim Irish heritage through their great great grand aunt would be happy to have this little cert. Then once they have it they may be inclined to actually go visit the place. It's not going to make billions of course but every bit helps.

Lucy8080

its not a marketing tool...its comedy gold...and the gold rush has started.

Antomus Prime

ABajaninCork wrote: »

Oh dear - irony bypass methnks....

Look - it's a MARKETING TOOL!! Personally, I think it's a great idea. Where I come from, we have the 'Brixton pound'and the 'Croydon pound'. It's great marketing, encourages people to spend money locally, and puts the place on the map.

If you ask me it sounds more like the council just finding more ways to take money off people for something irrelevant and pointless. But again each to their own.

CatFromHue wrote: »

I think it's not a bad idea actually. It has the potential to raise some cash and bring tourists in.

The amount of people worldwide who claim Irish heritage through their great great grand aunt would be happy to have this little cert. Then once they have it they may be inclined to actually go visit the place. It's not going to make billions of course but every bit helps.

I really don't see how a piece of paper saying "I'm from Cork" will up the tourism levels......

Dyr

Would they not be better off with an RFID chip inserted in their shoulder?

foxyboxer

Lot's of Cork hatred on Boards.

foxyboxer

Cllr Laura McGonigle


Well, would ya?

Antomus Prime

foxyboxer wrote: »

Cllr Laura McGonigle


Well, would ya?

That would be a Hell No!!!!!!!!!

Geekness1234

Why would anyone want to prove their from cork?

Jaxxy

Talking about it now on 4fm.